Category Archives: Press Releases
Emerging Market Hedge Funds Strong in October – HCN Index
New York, November 2, 2010 (HedgeCo.net) – The HedgeCo.Net (HCN) Hedge Fund Emerging Markets Index performed well last month at +4.03%, up from -4.31% in the last year. The HCN Index compared with the S&P500 at 3.00% – 3.99%, respectively. The […]
Hedge Fund Launch: Chilton Trust Management
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Chilton Investment Company, a global investment management firm with approximately $6.5 billion in assets under management, announced that it has formed Chilton Trust Management, LLC, to advise and provide wealth management services to ultra high […]
Antarctica named Best Newcomer Fund of Hedge Funds at the 2010 HFMWeek US Awards
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In recognition of outperformance vs peers and benchmarks since inception, the Antarctica Credit and Distressed Fund Ltd has been named Best Newcomer Fund of Hedge Funds at the 2010 HFMWeek US Awards. The award was announced […]
Hedge Fund Launch: Bluenose FX
Press Release – BVI-based investment manager Bluenose Capital Management is on schedule to launch its managed forex program, Bluenose FX, on November 1, 2010. The systematic forex program is aimed at U.S. qualified eligible persons as defined within CFTC rule 4.7 […]
Paladyne Implements Thirty Global Hedge Fund Start-Up Managers in 2010
New York (Press Release) – Paladyne Systems, Inc., announced a new bundled offering known as Paladyne FastStart™, to address the operational and budgetary requirements of today’s start-up and growing hedge funds. The solution combines Paladyne’s firm-wide technology platform, with a […]
Financial Markets Releases Money Market Funds Report
Washington – The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) today released a report detailing a number of options for reforms related to money market funds. These options address the vulnerabilities of money market funds that contributed to the financial […]
Deloitte’s Asset Management Services Launches Hedge Fund Emerging Manager Platform
Press Release – Deloitte announced today its asset management services practice has launched a global full-service hedge fund emerging manager platform offering a unique mix of traditional and non-traditional professional services across audit, tax, financial advisory and consulting. The program […]
IRS Issues Massive Broker-Dealer Tax Reporting Rules – Starting Date January 1, 2011
By Steven M. Etkind and Roger D. Lorence – The 2008 Energy Act required the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) to issue rules effective January 1, 2011 specifying how broker-dealers in securities that provide Form 1099-B (information return of broker-dealers to […]
Alternative Investments North America Summit Fall 2010
The forum will take place at Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 14-16, 2010. The meeting will bring together esteemed industry thought leaders and service providers to a highly focused and interactive networking event. The summit includes presentations […]
AsiaHedge: Asian Hedge Funds Remain Mostly Static
A recent asset survey by AsiaHedge reveals that industry assets for Asian hedge funds remained mostly static in the first half of 2010 at $137.75 billion, a marginal 3.9% increase over the $132.48 billion recorded at end 2009. “The numbers […]
Hedge Funds Posted their Best Performance Year-to-Date in September
Returns for the LAB Liquid Indices suggest that hedge funds produced their best monthly returns year-to-date amid September’s market rally according to Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse. Dr. Drachman noted, “The Credit Suisse […]